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[IAN ARTISTS JOKE, j J BY M. E. T. (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.) L < I never Bee a specimen of the old barn-door jityie of painting—those startling imitations of violins, dollar bills, playing cards, hunting boras, 'old hats, and the like, painted on an equally start- ling imitation of an old barn door," said a New York artist, that I do not recall how Pop White happened to sign tha pledge. Pop White kept —and keeps—a tavern in a little backwoods Pen- 371vanist town, a popular stopping place for troat fishermen, artist*, and banters, the troating being excellent, the scenery exquisite, a.nd same plenti- ful. The tavern was popnlar, although the land- lord was a gronty, grumpy, taciturn fellow, all of which might have been excused by his fellow- citizens who frequented his bar-room if he bad not possessad, in their opinion, that utterly un- pardonable characteristic, the invariable habit of thinking alone. The landlord's groutiness and generally disagreeable natare mado him all the more interesting to most of his guesta from Abroad, especially to artist4, who doted on using bis qualities witboat 3tint for the amnsemeot of .IbemnlW M& others. He was not only addicted to drinking alone, but to drinking early and often, so that be never went to bed sober. Even that home disaipation did not entirely satisfy hish intervals he went on what he called fishing or hunting trips, which lasted from three days to a week, and were simply sprees. The first thing that the landlord nsed to do On coming dowc in the morning, which was promptly at balf-past 7, was to brew himself a glass of rum and tansy, On a. post at tha entrance to hia bar he kept hanging on a nail his tansy masher, the little wooden pestle once an indis- pensable appurtenance of tho backwoods bar, when everybody drank sugar or tansy or mint in his liquor. The landlord was very methodical, and if he ever found that" tansy masher out of its place or something else banging on its nail he Waxed extremely wroth, and let people know it. Artist visitors were in the habit of taking advan- tage of this trait by now and then displacing the tansy masher and .substituting something else for it. A big key, to which was attached a large triangntar piece of tin by a stout wire ring, was another feature cf the tavern. Its place was on a nail in a post that supported the bur-room ceiling. It was this key that mischievous artists best loved to hang upon the tansy masher nail, and nothing excited the ire of the landlord more than to finj it there. He would pounce upon it as a hawk tt ht swoop down on a chicken, yank it off the VecompanyiDg the raid with loud and dire Ceance upon the person who placed the key re, and theu hurl the key out of a window, if window was raised, or through the window if .vss,down-invariably going out, by-and-bye, King the key up, and returning it to its 3per place on the post. ".When he came down in the morning the land tord always wore a high hat, which certainly had- been in commillsion not less than 20 years. This he kept on his bead while preparing and until after he bad drunk hia matutinal ram and tansy. Then he doffed it, bcashed it carefully with bis sleeve and took it to the olbee:side of the bar- room, where a long nail protruded from the wall, as high ap as he could reach, and oa that D::il he hung the revered dicer. The next move waa to walk to the back end of the bar-room, where he kept an otd, narrow-rimmed slouch hat, originally grey,but transformed by time and wear into vari- ous hues and tfnts. This hat he would take down and put on, and then go out and inspect the bain, the pigpen, the chickens, and so on. This routine never varied year in and year out, except when the methodical landlord was absent on his sport- ing tripe. Among the artists who used to make that rare Old tavern their headquarters daring the vacation season ysars ago was a young Philadalphian, who was the greatest wag I ever knew, and who was certainly the cleverest person at the tricks of this batndoor painting that ever tried them on. lle was an absolute genius in that line, so mach so that more times than one have I been fooled by some waggish bit of work of his. Bat he scorned that great gift of .bis, and made it serve him only as a means to carry out some joke of his devising. He might have made fame and fortune from it, bat he was in for high art, and high alone, in his profession, and stuck to it until be died. I forget Which oneot, hto Iriends it was that buried him. To this young artist "our gouty and eccentric landlord was a constant pleasure. The time came round when the landlord's yearning for a fishing trip overcame him, and he went away. His man-of-all-work, who bad charge of things flaring bis absence, remarked, as tbe landlord drove away, with his one and only -any, the viUage blacksmith, a man jast as jolly and free-hearted as the landlord was the oppo. nge- They're gone to Sagar Pond. That means a three-dayser, and maybe Pop won't be cheerful When he comes back. Ay, bat thiogs'll get h'isted." When the fishing party had been gone an hone or so the Philadelphia artiat, without saying a word to anybody, brought his colours and brashes down from his rocoa and went to wo:k. It was in the height of Use htying time, and nil Me usual tavern loungers were at work in the fields, so that he was not interrupted by curious onlookers, the man-of all-work simply taking everything for granted tond attending to his affairs without a word. I knew that the artist had some good thing in view, and was content to 1 wait its development. Thy finishing ot its first stage enlightened me. He removed the tansy masher from its nail, and then painted, as bang- ing from the nail by its wire ring, an imitation of the big key, with its glittering guard of tin, and the connecting circle of wire, no exact and so natural iu its re!ief shading and its pose, that if I had come in without knowledge of the counterfeit and wanted the key, I should have reached f)r that picture of it in all good faith. Then I began to see into the depth of the artist's design. Tho man-of-all-work, after ho had recovered from the amazement the painted imitation of the key and its fixtures had caused him, foresaw its intended effect, and howled with delight. After completing tbq picture of the key on the tansy masher nail the artist, who bad said not a word thus far, drew from the wall the long nail on which the landloid had hung his high hat every morning every time for twenty years, and. soon had in counterfeit projection from the Snail, hole a nail in pigment, so perfect in its deception that I had to show the man-of-all-work the real nail before he would believe the other was only Thander,' he exclaimed, seeing what the inevitable effect would be. I Pop'll torn the house inside out.' 11 The nail done to his satisfaction, the ariiat took down the old faded slouch hat from its place at the end of the room, and when he was throagh with that part of bis programme it would have taken a nicer eye than had ever gazed on that hat in the original to detect the difference between it and the imitation of it that stood out boldly in the original's place. The man-of-all- work was iLetnAlly frightened by this time over the prospect. The artist was not a rapid worker, and it was dinner time when he "put the last atroke of the brush on tbe picture of the hat. Then, for the first time, be made reference to what was on his mind. He tamed to the man-of- all-wotk and said Do yon think it will fool him, John V I wouldn't be in here when he tries em,' replied John, not for a farm. Pop'll go crazier than a loon.' 1, John was right in remarking that the land- lord's trip would be a I three-d.Ayser,' for it was nearly 8 o'clock on the night of the third day when he came back, and there was abundant evidence that the trip had been a success. He went straight to bed, John helping him upstairs. When John came down, he said- 4 Lord, but he'll be tina to-motrow. Never Men him so proznisin' as he is to-night.1 I Both the Philadelphia artist and myself were torly risers, and the landlord always saw or beard us around somewhere when he came down mornings, so of course be wasn't surprised to see 118 sitting in the bar-room when he appeared that memorable next morning wearing his inevitable high liat, but looking a :¡tIe wild and rocky. He tarned .9 get his tansy masher, and of coarse saw the key bangiug in the masher's place. With a snort like an enraged bear he made a dash and a grab for the key. He grabbed only a handful of air, He stepped back and glared at the key, and with another wwtfcswooped down upon it. The result being the same, the landlord stepped back, tabbed his eyes, which had;opened wide and had a seared look in them, and gazed again at the key. Then he sidled behind the bar. The tansy DJuber lay on the sink. The landlord mashed bis tansy and poured in bis rum, but we could see that bis hand shook like an aspen. All the time he was fixing bis tipple he cast wild glances sideways to- ward iC key. Tossing down the ram and tansy, he sidled oat of the bar again, making no further effort to get the key, and walked with his high hat in his shaking band towards the nail at the side of the zoom. He glanced baok over his shoulder once toward the key, and the look on his face told plainly that he saw it hanging there, although he -know it could not be there. He reached no, < laced the opening of bis hat over its nail, as anal, and let gal of it. The bat came banging promptly to the floor. The landlord's surprise o he looked at the hat on the floor and then np at' the nail in the wall for a moment took the place of fright on his countenance. The nail was there all right, be evidently concluded. He picked np the hat, nud placing it over the nail again Me, it Riowlv dowc; so a to make sure it cangbt on the naii, but when the hat came on down without a checli aud revealed tho projecting nail afcove iti. he actually jjave u. >oil. He dropped the long pampered high hat and made a rush for his old slonch hat. The rirat ineffectual frrub for it sent him ats^fjerikS back, but h:^ glursa at the b-Lt. There il- it There ceriainly conld be co nii-Uak^ about it. Henasiicjci for it strain, aud finding only empty air ha turarA and rushed for the door bareheaded, and with a sare-onoogh i look of terror on hi* lace. "All ttai3 had occurredwithin tbres minutes,bnt it seemed an age to my artist friend and myself, sitting thore in pratsuded ignorance cf tho scene, Voiding in the laughter that was almost bursting 'W side-i. The itataot that the landlord tore out of the hoaae we rolled on tbo floor and bowled. John came rnnning in, looking almost as 3Ciied as tha landlord. He's tore up to the squire's,' John shouted. Didn't I tell you it'd make him crazy wild ? Now he's going to have us all took up and jugged." The squire's office was up the road a hundred yards or so, and after a while we saw tho land- lord come out and come rusbiog back home. He came in and rushed through and on np3tairs without once looking around, went to bed, and sent for the doctor. He didn't show up ag tin for a week. The squire was ariotlierquaint character in the vilhge, and ha and the young Philadelphia, artist h--d become great friends. So soon after the landlord had come ho" e we walked up that wxy and dropped in on the squire. said be. Something' !Wij happened. The jimmies has got onto old Pop's track at last.' We of course told the sqaire wa didn't know what be meant, and lie went on. 1 Why, Pop come a tearin' in here a while ago, lookin' wilde than a mad steer. fjqnire," be says, 1, I've took to see-in' thingw that ain't there. Draw up the strongest swe&r off paper you kin.' I drawer1 it op and he signed it, and he's took an oath that he won't never tetch a.nother dr-,p as long as he lives.' And that was a fact and alihongh he found out the trick that had been played on him, the lktndlo-.d has kept his pledge ever since. But that joke of my friend th3 artist was a great blow to art. Old Pop has never permitted au artist to atop at his boase since then. To every stranger who applies for quarters there, to this day, he says before anything eisa is considered': Are yon an artist ?' If the applicant answers in the affirmative, Pop points to the door, and says You'll have to go farder.' And that's all there will be to it."
I Romance of the Mines ! --I
Romance of the Mines All the great gokifieliis of the world have pro- duced a large yield of romances, nearly all of which turn directly or indirectly upon queer and accidental discoveries of gold nuggets. Nuggets worth thousands have literally been kicked about and trampled over for years uutil by some curious coincidence persons utterly inexpert in the my li- sterias of mining have stumbled upon them, picked them up. and reaped in home cases bewildering rewards. There are ins1 anaes of men being absolutely kicked into fortune, men who but for the weaknesses and indiscretions .which generally lead to failure would have goue on plodding and toiling in the routine of work from which nothing more than a bare subsistence could-have resulted. Thomas Jeffprson Hurley, member of the Instimto of Miniua Engineer?, has jl1t published a little bonk, which m a condensed Inun gives not only vfry valuable statistics concerning the world d g"l production, past aud present, but also the exact iacts, so far as they could be ascertained, about nearly all of the great nugget finding, within the 1.st ceutury. Victoria's Yield. The largest nugge;'>t wi>k«i the world has .auy knowipilge," says Mr !lu>ey, wa= found at Hill End, New South \V;\L", by Messrs Byer and Haltrnan. It measured four lett nine inches in length, three feet three inches in width., and avamg-Hl four inches in thickness. It sold for iE29,600, At the tiire of fi i img it Messrs Byer aud llaltman had exhausts.] their cap^til, and were practically living on charity. It is said that tha discovery so unnerved one of the partners that he was ulJfit for work or business for a long period. No part of tho world has been so prolific in the yield of nuggets as Victoria. A mile west of the village of MnliaguJ, in ui<> ur >gh- bourhood of Dunolly, on February 15, 1869, a world-famed iiugget wig found oy two puddlers, John Deason and Richard Oatss, Is rested upon stiff, red clay, and was barely covered by eartii in fact, it was in the rub made by the pnddler S carb that the treasure was noticed. It measured about 21 inches in length and 10 inches in thickness, and though mixed with quartz the great body of the Welcome Stranger was in solid old. The melted gold weighed 2,268oz. lOciwt, 14gr., and contained only 1'75 of alloy, which W fOtupoaed chic-fly of silver and irou, so that 98 66 per cent. or the napget was pure srold, its value at the Bank of Englaud being 29,600. The neighbourhood of Dunolly was at that time almost unproapected country. Very heavy gold was characteristic of the locality, many large nuggets being found there; and near the spot where the Welcome Stranger was discovered two nuggets of 114 z. and 56oz, respectively were unearthed soon after- wards. Large Prices. H The Welcome nuggot found by a party of 24 at Bakery Hill, Ballarat, on June 15, it 1358, was sold by the discoverers in Ballarat; for 210,500. It then weighed 2,159uz. This nugget was found at a depth of 180 feet. It was apparently water- worn, contained about 101b. of quartz, clay, and oxide of iron, and measured 20inches in length, 12 inches- in breadtb, and seven inches in depth. The Welcome was melter! in Loudon in Novem- ber, 1859, and contained 99-20 per cent, of rmre gold. The Blanche B.u!c!ey nugget (1,743--)z. 13dwb.),.of the value of £ 7,000, was foun i by a party of four at Kingower, ?t a depth of 13 feel-, and within five or six feet of holes that were dug chreeyears before. Another party of fom in the Canadian gulley, Ballarat, at a depth cf 60 feet, found a nuggeb weighing 1,619 >z., jusi after un- earthing a nugget 76oz. Two of the party Had been in the Colony not tpore thau three moothe when they returned to England with their priz?, which yielded them £ 5,500. Noar the same gulley in September 8tb,1854, a nugget of gold weighing I,177oz. 17dwt. was found, and from the same hole upwards of 220ib. of smaller nnggsts were obtained, so that the value of gold taken from this claim was not less than £ 13,000. Tho Heron nugget found by two young men near Olr. Goiden Point, Fryer's Creek, Mount Alexander, was a solid lump of gold which drew the scale at l,OOSc>z.) and realised £ 4,400. Tho lucky finders had been only three momh, in the Colony. Bigger than a Bull's Head. There is an exciting incident 111 connection with the finding of the Oliver Martin nugget, the largest ever found in California, which sold for £5,50í> after it had earned £ 5,500 from exhi- tion in various parts of the couutry. Although a young.man, Oliver Martin was little baler than I a tramp. He spent his time in doing odd jobbs and drinking whisky around the mining camps of Ynba, Toulumne, El Dorado, and Cn'r-.vares counties. He didn't oven own a pan. much less a J rocker or long torn. One of his boon companions I was John Fowler, who was equally shifi.h-ss ^nd dissipated. One night in November, 1854, t-ha two were on their way from Benton's B"f (,v,r the Grizzly Mountains to Camp Corona, the sp ^D made famous in literature by Bret Rarte. The fall rains h^d begun, and the stream': were run- ning high. On the night of the 17th, almost stupid with drink, the two sought refuge in a deserted miner's hut. During the night a heavy pin, peculiar to the mountain ranges, set in. Tho I water fell in torrents, and came nouring dOWi1 the precipitous mountain sides. The u?,viow .canon where Martin and Fowler lay asleep and drunk was soon fille with rushing watery, which threat sued to sweep away the old shack of a building. Thoy were awakened.bytha water ponting into the cabin, and sought to escape by climbing the steep sides of the canon. Both men were wepb back into the flood, and earned down the stream in the darknes*. Mar- tin was dashed into a clump of live oaks, and managed to lodge, climbing to the branches ,nnti1 next morning; but Fowler wa drowned. Next day, November 18rh, towards noon, when the-water. had subsided Martin secured a pick and shovel, and started to bury Ins dead com- panion. He selected a jandy spot at the base of the cliiff, and had not dug down two feet when he came upon the nugget."
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I-ITaff Vale Dispute. -I
I Taff Vale Dispute. I THE MEN AND MR BEASLEY. On Thursday night (says the Sonth Wales Daily News ") Mr J. Holm^, organiser for the Amalgamated Society of Railway Ser- vants, called at oar office and furnished us with the following statement in reply to Mr Baasley's communication regarding the trial, bpfore his Hanoar Jadge Gwilym Williams, of the meu Lear and Senior. We give the statement as dictated by Mr Holmes to oar reporter from a manuscript previ- ously prepared :— Headquarters, December 26th. I The Men's Statement. At the interview with Mr Be&sley on Nov- ember 26tb, 1900, concerning the men not yet employed, viz., Avery, hydraulic driver, Pen- arth; Jones, hydraulic fireman, Peuarth Lear, engine-driver, Coke Ovens Senior, guard and Ewington, signalman, Abercynon. As regards the first two named, under no circumstances could Mr Beasley bear of their being re- admitted into the service. When (he case of Lear and Senior came on for discussion Mr Beasley pointed out that these men had been charged with trespass and riotous conduct on the company's premises. The deputation thought it could hardly be considered traspase, eeeing tbe men had been so accustomed to be on the company's premises. The depatation also pointed out that no doubt things were said and done which at cooler moments would not have been Baid aDd done. Mr Bcaaley s. id that he had no doubt there-was, but you men took good care to save yonr own skins." The deputation pointed out that these menbadbeSn acquitted of the charges laid against them by the law. Mr Beasley stated a greater miscar- riage of justice never ococarrfld than did in this case in fact many of their fellow-workmen had expressed the opinion that these cases merited imprisonment with the rest." Further, Mr Beasley stated that tbe judge bad since writ- ten to him for certain pipers on this question, The deDntation was here asked to withdraw for him to consult with the beads of departments. On readmia- MOU to th", eceral manager's othce he stated that whatever we may have said on behalf of the3e men it had no influence with him but he was reminded be had not seen these tnea personally, and he had decided to sse them and hear from them if they had any farther statements to make why their case should be further considered. The deputation then thanked Mr Beasley and withdrew. At a deputation committee in the evening of this date surprise was ex- pressed at tbe judge communicating with Mr Bcs,3?ey on this matter. Signed by the deputation on behalf of the men by GEORGE BEADON, ARTHUK TACKLEY, M. JONES. Witnessed by JAMES HOLMES. Mr Beasley's Denial Coroborated. Mr T. H, Riches asks ns to insert the enclosed copy of a document written by him and handed to Judge Williams on Monday last, probably too late to be sent for publication with the similar documents signed by Mr Beasloy, the general manager, and Mr Haxland, the superintendent of tha line (Copy). Taff Vale Railway, Cardiff, Dec. 24tb. I have read the statement dated this day Mgned by Mr Beasley, the general manager, and Mr Harland; the superintendent of the line, with reference to what is said to have transpired at the meeting with the men, viz., that Judge Williams communicated to Mr Beasley that he was of opinion that there had been a miscarriage of justice. I confirm in every particular Mr Beasley's denial, and Mr Harland's confirmation thereof, and I say that the statement is absolutely untrue and without any foundation. I also am prepared to put this in the form of ? statutory declaration or affidavit if reqnired, -1 T. HURRY HICHEfe, Locomotive and Carriage aud Waggon Superintendent." I THE IMPORTED LABOUR. I I A Presentation. I All grades of the "imported labour on the T.V.R. have decided to present an illuminated address to Mr Edwin Black more as a recognition of the manner in which he looked after the com- of the manner in which he looked after the com- fort and wdlfare of the imported men daring the kte strike In the T.V.K. Tbs presentation will be made on Sunday afternoon at the Cathays Mess-room, Minister-Wrevt. Mr T. H. Riches, the locomotive superintendent of the railway, will preside.
BOXING-DAY TRAFFIC. I
BOXING-DAY TRAFFIC. I It seems pretty clearly established that more nissengnrs were carried to and from Cirdiff on Boxing Day by the Cardiff railway companies than on any previous Boxing Day. At the Great Western Railway Station Mr Hulin reports that all the ordinary trains were filled to over- flowing, and that in addition 12 crowded specials arrived during the morning. At the Tatf Vale Railway Station in Cardiff the traffic was far in advance "f any previous Boxing Day. During the day 58 crowded passenger ttnins arriv-41 in Cardiff, containing a total of about 500 to 600 passengers iv»r train, so that it mny b« assumed that over 30,000 people came into Cardiff on the T.V.R. alone. At thr Rhymney Railway Station, Cardiff, the day was a recotd one trains were coming in and out of the station incessantly, and probably not far short of 20,000 persons arrived there dnring the day.
NANTYMOEL FARMER SHOT. I
NANTYMOEL FARMER SHOT. I About 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon a farmer namsd John Bowen, who occupies Nitntymoel Farm, on GeUyiiom n Mountain, about three and a half miles from Puutardawe, was shot while in one of his field*. Poachers aro stated to have been prowling about the neighbourhood of late, ) aiul it is assumed that he must hav>* encountered a gang. The injured man WAS conveyed to his home, and Dr. Griffiths', of Pon tarda we, and th« p wtite sent for. It is understood that the in- j ii ies are seviou*.
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!FACTS, AND FANCIES.
FACTS, AND FANCIES. Crawford How were they persuaded not to cat down the minister's salary ?—Crabsh \w He promised to cut down his sermons. It would be more convenient if John Bull could reserve his slice of China natil he has thoroughly assimilated Paul K, uger. Mr Smith I have named my dog Habson.- Miss Gerald Smith. Because be is a fighter or because he wants to kiss everybody ? Perhaps Not.-Uncle Josh The 7dateetives say they'll bring the crime home to the criminal. -Uncle Silav,: I reckon they won't find him at home. Be Knew Better.—" What we sow," said the moralist, we shall reap." Don't you believe it," said the suburbanite. He bad been trying to raise vegetables. I You paust have had a good time on that trip." "Fine. Whenever we bit anything we took a drink to celebrate the event; and when- ever we missed we took a drink for consolation." Love.-Here we met a ckernb with a pea- shooter. And who are you ? "we asked. Why, I'm Platonic Love," replied the cherab, with a certain dignity. What is the matter, Hercules Jove asked as the former pansed in his ardaons work of cleaning the Angean stables. I was merely longins for the horselessage," nplied Hercules. Further Information.-His Little Son Papa, is a sceptic a man who doesn't beHeve what he can't understand.—The Deacon Yes, especially if it's something toat doesn't arit birD. Cobwigger; Howells Rays the women read book while-the men read the papers.-Merritt That accounts for the fact that the popular novel changes as often as the fashions. In Utopia.—Stranger And the babies don't seem to have any trouble cutting their teeth.— Resident: Not a bit. They cut the whole set in five minutes with machinery. Seeing that even Krupp armonr can be pene- trated by soft-headed bullets, what is the matter with covering our warships with the contracts the Government makes with contractors ? It seems impossible to punch boleB in them. Possibly.—" Here's a lea-roed article olaiming tint this world originated in a nebulous spiral." You don't say so. I don't know what that means, but it sounds a* if it might account for the tendency of mankind to get twisted." Mrs Newlywed: The cook refuses to leave without a recommend.—MrNewlywed (savagely): Oh. well. I'll give her one.—Mrs Newlywed But that would be untruthfal.-Mr Newlywed; Wet!, yes but I'd sooner become a liar than a murderer. First, Prohibitionist: I understand that alco- ho'iH sometimes made from apple.N.-Second Pro- hibitionist Indeed ? Well, I suppose, to get at the root of the matter, wo ought to abolish apples bat I hardly see how Wø'l'tj going to d > it. The lovely Sarah wept. 1; Vas ont marriacb, then, a failure ?" she sobbed. Failure ?" sneered lierydiing husband. Is vasn't even so mooch aa a fire sale." Then he harihlv re- proached her yet again with having wittingly deceived him as to her dowry. Mrs Mulholland (in a soft whisper) Do yez love me fer meaelf alone, Pat ?—Pat Do I ? Wull, now, I'd love yez for yeself alone, dariiti*, if ye hadn't a rich relative in the worrnld, or 500 darrlers in the bank, or a mortgage on Gilheoly's barn, or the seoold watch av yer foorst hos >and.
------+-Pontypridd Mystery.I
-+- Pontypridd Mystery. I A GIRL DROWNED. I Disappearance of a Lodger. I OH'Thursday morning tbe body of a young girl was found in the river Taff at Upper Boat, about I four miles below Pontypridd, and the circ^r^. I stances surrounding the affaic are not only I peculiarly sad, but are at present enshrouded with mystery. The body was removed to tbe Fox and Hounds, and information was sent by < Bargoant Williams, Taff's Well, to the Ponty- « pridd police, who previous to this had been informed that Grace Baylies, aged about seven and a half yeau, the step-daughter of Daniel Morrell, a timberman employed at the Albion Colliery, had been missing from her parents' home at 81, Police-row, Pont-shon- Norton, one of the outlying districts of the town, since Wednesday night. Subsequently Morrell proceeded to Upper Boat, and was horrified when he discovered that the body was tha.t of his step- daughter. It appears that the girl and a sitter, aged about 12, were living with their grandparents in Cwmpark-road, Cwmpark, Treorky, and a week ago they came to Pontypridd to-roommo with their parents over Christmas. On Boxing Day, Mrs Morrell, accompanied by her hasband, went to Cwmpatk to visit her parents, leaving the girls at home in charge of a neighbour. There had lodged with them for a considerable time a haulier named u John*" Teagae, about 22 years of age, and it is stated by the deceased's sister and the daughter of the next door neighboar, who was in the house with the two girls, that at about six o'clock the lodger asked Grace if she woald go with him to the station to meet her mother. This she did, and the last seen of them together was when they left the honse, though it is stated that between nine and ten o'clock the same night Teague, who was then without the girl, called at a public-house, on the Merthyr road. It is alleged that be was under the influence of drink at the time, and that the landlady refused to supply him. N either Grace nor Teague returned home, and as the parents remained at Cwmpark for the night it was supposed that the two had gone there. Next morning & telegram was despatched to the mother asking if Teague and the girl were there, and as she replied that they were not, the absence of the girl cansad alarm, The parents returned at once. The news of the sad affair quickly spread, and created much excitement in tbe place. Up to a late hour on Thursday nigbt Teague had not returned, and no one knew of his whereabouts. After the body was found it was medically examined, and it is stated that there was no mark of violence upon the girl. A singular feature of the case is that ou tblt way to the Pontypridd station Pbe woald have no occasion to go near the river bank, the only place where she would cross the stream being over the Victoria bridge, which adjoins the famous one- '!pan bridge.
I TRAMPS' ORGIE AT BAGLAN.
I TRAMPS' ORGIE AT BAGLAN. Early on Thursday morning the occupants of Tyisha Farm were aroused by a disturbance in the poultry yfcrd. The farmer, Mr Daniel Thomas, ran out and saw two tramps, whom he failed to capture. On the ground lay eight fowls and a goose, just killed, and near by some loose straw was burning in dangerous proximity to a rick, the fire being probably due to a lighted match carelessly thrown down by one of the raiders. The farmer promptly put out the fire and gathered in bis dead stock. By that time the men had got clear 'way, and they might have evaded capture for some time at least but that their night's foraging expedition had been attended with greater success elsewhere. They stole a bottle of whisky from the Travellers' R at, and retired to the Baglan Engineering Works, where they sat down to carouse. The spirit proved potent, and when a constable arrived upon the scene be bad no difficulty in effecting their arrest. Tbey were taken to the lock-up, and later on formally charged with both thefts. One of the accused admitted that they were at the farm, saying that they startled the fowls, and therefore decamped.
COAL AT 13s 6d A TON.
COAL AT 13s 6d A TON. A Barnsley correspondent states that the coal- owners of South Yorkshire on Tliurs lay signed contracts with the railway companies for the supply of locomotive fuel t^rincr the aix month* commencing the 1st proximo at 13 6d per ton, as compared with 16 61, the price now ruling. This redaction will inlieve the companies of about one-balf of the extra charge for coal which has interfered with the dividends for the pa*t half-year, but the price still remains higher by 3* or 45 than the average contract price. for this class of fuel.'
i MOVEMENTS OF LOCALNESSELS…
MOVEMENTS OF LOCALNESSELS I Sapphire left Norfolk for Cadiz 27th Topaze arvd Alexandria. 27th Matthew Bedlington arvd Hamburg 22nd March arvd St. Vincent 22nd Dolcoath left Almeria for Fleetwood 26th Newby left Charlestown for Baltimore 24th Haxby Brvd Brunswick 24th Yearby left Alexandria for London M- Yfill 25th Hurworth left Blyth for Alexandria 24th Boxby left Baltimore for Aarhnas 23rd .< Ormesby arvd Bremerhaven 25th Hatfield arvd Caaliari 24th I Chittagong and Constantinople 25th TJsk arvd Bordeaux 22Tid ¡ Taff arvd Rotterdam 26th Cameo arvd Malta 25tli Carlo arvd Ardrossiin 26th I Forest left Bilbao for St. Na'/n.ire 26th Gwcntland arvd Bnnke> one T'Gili Jiftvernock arvd Dnrbal1 26Lh Gardepee passed St. Catherine's for Antwerp 26ih Jersey arvd Corunna Wit Treherhert arvd Itof.terilam ?.5til AIsomi!, lett Alexandria Cor Hull 25th Caupanijin arvd Tunis 27th Silurian and Bilbao 26tlt k
Transformation of Europe.
Transformation of Europe. 1800 AND 1900. [BY THE REV. S.fBARING GOULD.] Author of Germany," Napoleon Bonaparte," &c. The condition of Europe at the close of the 18th century was like that of a moautain side at the beginning of a gigantic landslip. Cracks, far ex- tended and profound, penetrated through all political and social institutions, and already vast masses had parted from their original bases and were in precipitate fall. The old order changeth-and medisevalism could no longer content aud constrain humanity in Europe. Properly, medisevalism bad come to an end at the close of the 17th century, and what remained was but its outward form, its shell no new modes of government and of social order had sprung into existence to meet the necessities of the times in England alone had there been pro- gressive Rrowth. In Austria, Leopold II., an en- lightened Prince, bad endeavoured to force on a revolution in the relations of Church and State, bat bad failed to carry bis people with him, and nothing had been done to reform the social order ill which the hereditary, aristocratic principle prevailed. Condition of the Nations. I Spain wae stagnant. The wars against France and the migration of the moat adventurous Bpiiits to the colonies had drained it of its beet blood in the 17th century, and the 18th was one of abso- lute torpor. The hand of the Inquisitor nipped oat the intellectual life of the nation and extin- guished all moral energy. In Italy stalgastion also existed. It had been the battlefield between French and Germans, and national life bad not began to germinate. The old Republic and Principalities had fallen into de cay and torpor, and there also the paralysing hand of the Inquisition had destroyed the springs of iudhidllal conviction and the energy that arises from it. Free self-governing cities had been absorbed into the Papal State, and their constitu- tions ruthlessly destroyed. Russia was still steeped in barbarism. Germany was broken up into electoral Principalities, some under bishops and abbot. coining their own money, imposing duties on Fill goods broueht withiu their own blarder, and only loosely allied to the central authority, the Imperial Crown. Only in Prussia was there some life showing in other directions than literature. Growing National Spirit. I Throughout Europe the national spitit had been growing, and had resulted in France and Spain in the establishment of central authorities, In Spain the separate kingdoms of Castile, Leon and Aragon had fallen under one head, bnt the possessions of the two Sicilies, Miiso, Sardinin, and the Netherlands had been lost. France had long ago absorhed Aqnitaine, Biittanv, and Bur- gundy. England had fnsed Scotland under its one Crown, but Germany and Italy were broken up into inextricable confusion of petty Princi- palities. In France the power of the Crown had become despotic. The attempt of the oarly Stuarts to make England into all absolute Monarchy bad happilvfaitéd. France had been more successfully bound down, but with the inevitable result of a resolution that brcke out in 1788. This was the exptession of that modern spirit that demands freedom and resists the intol ruble restraints of arbitrary power. The irresistible fary, com- pounded of enthusiasm and rapacity, which had beon displayed in the internal conflict, the torrent of r«»«l.iti-'n try forces rushnd beyond tie French confino: and flooded the neighhoniiug canntri-es- the Netherlands, the npper KhineJand of Ger- many, where the ecclesiastical constitution had its principal sea; Italy, also, parcelled up and bnlrt bv ir competent Piinoes, with the Papacy in it* dotage—these were all transformed by this new h it if, aud were so willingly for the most part, for everywhere the intelligence of the people was opposed to the antiquated bonds cast ti bout, them. Bnt the explosion was too violent to do more thau wreck; it waa deficient in constructive power, and although constitution on constitution w a- framed these foiled as soon as applied. The rise of Napoleon was a rearpearance of the ancient autocracy, under a new denomination, and it was reactionary in that, instead of foster- ing the national aspiration of a people, it schemed at unitiug all pboplea of Europe under one head, at Paris. The Fall of Napoleon. -1 The inevitable resnlt war the fall of Napoleog and the dissolution of his European Empire. The great instrument that wrecked this scheme of Napoleon was Br tain, ary3 that almost by an accident. So hostile was he to England that in bis desire to rain her he devised his plan of clos- ing all the ports of Europe to Euglisb commerce, But as Englirih wealth and prosperity depended on lier commerce, she was forced to wage an un. ceasing war against him and his allies, which only ended when he was overthrown. Had England stood aside, and sheathed her sword, it woald have spelled rniu, and it is to these wars that she is indebted for the enoimous prosperity she has enjoyed for a century. At the close of the nineteenth century we have tokens such as cannot be mistaken that France and Russia, if not a third Power also, are so far united as to dfsire to limit the power of Eng- land, and cut off the resources of her prosperity, and it seemed at one moment by no means impos- sible that she woald have once more to keep the door open with the sword. Bnt a vast change has come over the Continent and the relative strength of its component coun- tries. France is sinking slowly bat surely. Its population is dwindling; its colonies, so tar from being to it a source of strength, are open sores through which its life blood is draining away. Its Government hardly obtains respect from those governed, and is re- garded as little other than a makeshift. Spain has sunk to impotence, as revealed by the late war with the United States, and is itself seething with internal disaffection. Italy, with a vigorous population, is at present overburdened with taxation, and has in its heart a disaffected Papacy,t longing for its lost loaves and fishes, wbich it never can recover. Of the Latin rases tbe Italian is the only one with wbich there is a promise of greater things. Italy has ceased to be broken up into Piiucipali ties, and ii realising its nationality. ties, and it realising its nationality. I The German Empire. I Bat the most important and significant trans- formation is in Germany. If the Jesuits be rightly regarded as those who prompted the Franco- German war the a they dicf that for the great Teutonic nation for which it owes them an eternal debt of gratitude. That war fused into one the whole of the population of the Fatberland speaking the German tongue, except Austria and the Tyrol. Where was a congeries of petty States is now a compact and resolved nation, full of energy, character, and enthusiasm. At present the ambi- tion is to possess colonies, bat it lacks the colonising capacity, and its colonies are like those of the French-nests of officials, drawing salaries, but not developing the countries where they are, or doing anything to elevate the natives. The Austrian Empire, composed of various nationalities, speaking different tongues, and having their several aspirations, is but a bundle loosely held together by a single band, and one may expect to see it fall to pieces, the German- speaking portion gravitating towards Germany, and Hangary becoming a separate kingdom. As to the future of Bohemia, that no one can predict. It is a field of warring races, which in its strife leaves to the Jew the commerce and manufacturer by which money is made and drawn from both hostile factions. Rossi* stands, the Colossus of the North, on feet of clay. It is impossible that an autocracy such as there exists, reposng on a bureaucracy aa its ba8i". can live through the 20th century with- out tremendous convulsions. The Slav people are what were oar ancestors, in Anglo-Saxon times, and over them is thrown a veneer of French cul- tare. No nation can rise to greatness nnless it has the seed in itself." It mast grow niturally, and you cannot make a child into a man by pall- ing him oat on a rack. Whilst France has been settling down on its lees, and Snain has been going to pieces, whilst Italy and Germany have required their respective national unities, England has been in rapid bat steady growth. The Empire has enormously ex- panded, and so also have the wealth and prosper- ity of England. The unjust laws that weighed on tho Roman Catholics have been repealed, Free Trade has. become a necessity of the existence of her teeming multitudes, she has acquired colonies I' nni protectorates, and exbibi's what has never bseu seen before-tlip piolected being educated to be men, fifti-r having been slaves", and the colo- Tie.- oncorsrag! d lo self-government withont lo,i, :h. i'• ntt-Hchiuent to the mother country. If E"g. rviKimfaoture is plunuedfrom us by Germany. it. ,l:1 be due to the folly of tho*" who du not !Olea that tbere is a. ptico beyond which pnretio-or, vviii I not go, Plnd that if they runup the cost of produc- tioh in England by English hands, b.eyond what the same articles cai-t be produced for in German shops by German makers, then, by inevitable taw, the trade wilLorroro us to those who can- nrxlersell us. A Dream Dispelled. I The 20th century opens on England with a re- velation made to herself and to all Europe that is the surest guarantee of peace. What the Jesuits have affected for the German Empire, that the Boers have done for n'. The Jesuits by provoking the Franco-German War brought the German Empire into birth, and the Transvaal War has been of incalculable blessing to England and to the Continental Powers. It has revealed to us and to them how completely welded into one are 011 Colonics with the Mother Country, and how that these, instead of being to us an element of weak- ness, enormously increase our strength. Before ttat war, and duting it3 earlier stages, all the Continental Powers, with the exception of Italy, were envious, adverse, and inclined to coalesce against Great Britain, and put an end to her superiority. Such a dream of crushing England is dispelled for a century. No European natiot1 would now alone dare to pr ivoke a war with Great Britain, and no two are sufficiently of accord to unite for sach it purpose. The Transvaal War has dispelled a clond that Berioaslv threatened. It is sometimes thought that England has touched the acme of her prosperity and is bonnci to go down hill. But what is it that ruins a nation ? It is injustice, want of principle. We have but to look at Egypt, at India, and see whether under our rule we have not taught natives to trust the Englishman as aosolutely just, and his word as his bond—and to see how, for example, out of cowardly fellaheen we have created gallant Boldiers, to be sure that the mission of England, given by Providence as the great elevating, re- generating force in the world, is not exhausted, nor ehows any tokens of exhaustion. We have now the mighty Continent of Africa before as, and one can hardly doubt that the 20th century will see Africa made into a great Empire under British direction, to be in the eentu y that follows what America is in this. I
CARDIFF MUSEUM. I
CARDIFF MUSEUM. I Valuable Gitt from Lord Windsor. Last June some labourers while at work broke into a large cist or vault at Newhotise Farm, St. Fagan's. It was covered by a massive stone, which when removed disclosed to their aston- ished eyes two human skeletons and a curious earthen vessel. The circumstance received prompt attention from Mr John Storrie, and it is due to his timely inquiries that we have tolerably full particulari of the discovery, although the concents of the grave had been much disturbed by tho finderL4 and por- tions of the skeletous removed by unauthorised parsons. The vasse! marks the relative ssro of the inter- ment. It is of the type known to British arclitB- ology as the Drinkmg Cup." These cups, like the wide enti shallow F,)od V,,tge," -ilro found in ancient British prfhtntorio gravea. were in- tended to hold food offerings to the dtad, but according to Mr Ward, the curator, who has long made this phase of arclise .logy his favourite study, the drinking cup is the older form. B jth sorts, however, carry us back to the time when bronze was making headway as a better s-ibstitute for flint for cutting aud pieicing tools. How long iíO this w; we can only guess, but we need not hesitate to say that the two individuals who were buried in the St. Fagran's vtulb not only had nevar dreamed that the Romans would one day rule their land, but had never heard of these conquerors of the world. Rome was prc- bably as yet a secret of the future. The cup is singularly well preserved, and this ad is greatly to its antiquarian value. Its decora, tion is quite characteristic of the ancient British sepulchral ware, consisting of a series of zig-zigs and parallel lines, in this cace produced by the im- pression of a notched stick into the soft clay. It. is more frequent to find that, tho impressions ace from a twisted thong or rush, and doubtless the notched stick was -t substitute for, and sug- gested by, the twist. Mr Ward thinks that this decoration is a survival of a primitive mode of making pottery, of which we have some evidence from the usages of sundry savage racps. The persistent twist or its simulation i-, he thinks, a reminiscence of a time ",h..n the outline of alte vessel was constructed of baskeb work, which was lined with clay and which thus served as a framework. In the process of firing the frame- work would be burnt away, leavinn its impression on the vessel, which thus would become stereo. typed as a suitable decoration for pottery. these drinking cups are rare, and this St. Fagan's example is the first recorded instance of the discovery of one in this district. Lord Windsor's gift is therefore of great value to the Museum archaeological collectiou, and it sets an example to holders of other local antiquities to go and do likewise."
WARSHIP CONSTRUCTION.I
WARSHIP CONSTRUCTION. I What 1900 Turned Out. I Although only four small vessels have been launched from the Royal Dockyards, the tota tonnage being but a fourteenth part of that of the two preceding years, the year > has been one of great activity. The staff has been main- tained at over 26,500, and the fall vote of £ 2,500,000 for labour and zE4,000,000 for material will be more than earned—an experience which is not common to the private naval works. Six battleships are being rapidly brought forward to the steam trial otage-thr,e will be ready within the next three or four months while two battle ships and two armoured cruisers will be launched within the same period, and already new ships of the same type are being prepared to be at once laid down on the berths vacated. Tbirty ships have been commissioned at the home ports, of which Lwelve were new vessels and the re- mainder had undergone more or less of repairs. Extensive overhauls were, or are being, carried out in the case of 29 vessels, the cost running up to close upon £ 750,000. From Portsmouth tbere was floated ont the Pandora, a cruiser of 2,200 tons and 7,000 indicated horse-power to steam 20 knots, and from Sheerness three Hibopi. Nor do the British warships launched from private yards bulk large. Two armoured cruisers were floated-the Aboukir, from the Fairfield Work., and the Hogue, from the Barrow establishment, of the Vickers Company, both of 12,000 tons and 21,000 indicated horse- power, to steam 21 knots. This year's total of vessels launched for the British Navy includes two 12,000-ton armonred cruisers, one third- class cruiser, five sloops, and thirteen 30-knot torpedo-boilt destroyers, the total tonnage of the 21 vessels being 35,604 tons and the indicated horse power 137,000, while the cost completed will be almost £ 3,000,000. In 1899 there were 18 vessels launched, but 6 of them were battleships and 2 armoured cruisers, the remainder being the small craft, so that the tonnage WIU 120122 tone, and the cost comnleted nearly £ 9,000.000; 1898 was also a battleship vellr, and the 30 vessels floated made up 140 988 tons, and represent'd an ultimate value as fig1; ling ehips of £ 6.683,000. In 1897 the total was 65,996 tons, and over £ 4 000 QOO. But the first y.nt of the new century will mako up for this decrease in naval activity, which is only apparent. Indeed, the year of the millenary of the Navy will be appropriately enoueh a record in launches. Two battleships and thres large 23-knot armoured cruisers, with a second- ers protective deek, will be floated next year. From private works the number will be still more xtensive-probably four battleships, three 14.300 ton 23-kisot cruisers, and three other ar- moured cruisers, so that this year's total need not alarm. There are now building 44 vessels of 398,940 tons, excluding vessels tried but not finished, and threll battleships and an armoured cruiser ready far trial, as well as eight or nine destroyers, which also are nearly ready for trial. This total includes 11 battleships, 19 cruisers, and 14 smaller vessels. Work given ont this year in- clades, for the dockyards, two battleships, two armonred cruisers (Coanty class), two improved Hermes, and two sloops, with a total displacement of 63.340 tons. From private firms tiiero were ordered this year eight vessels of 39,820 tons, and the machinery for 16 vessels. The Clyde secured orders for 29,400 tons and 59,000 indicated hnrse-power the Tyne for 9,800 tons and 57,900 indicated horse-power; the Thames for 620 tons and 50,900 indicated borse-power and Belfast the engines for a battleship of 15,000 indicated horse-power.—" Engineering."
WELSH NATIONAL LIBERAL ! FEDERATION.
WELSH NATIONAL LIBERAL FEDERATION. The annual meetings of the Council of the Welsh National Liberal Federation have been fixed to take place at Pontypridd ou Friday, February 8th. A public meeting will be held in the evening, and Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, M.P., has consented to address it. Mr Charles Morgan, secretary of the East Glamorgan Liiboral Association, has received a letter to this effect) from the secretary of the Federation, who has asked him to make local arrangements for the meetings and to engage the New Town Hall.
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"Wilful Murder," I -I
"Wilful Murder," I I INDIFFERENCE CENSUKED. I -it an irquest held at Stokesby, Norfolk, on Thursday on the body of Thirsa Koly (27), widow, who was stabbed to death in the bedroom of her cotbage on Sunday night, and in connec- tion with whose death a young labourer named John Edward Cossey has been arrested. The accused man made a voluntary statement, in the course of which he said that on Sunday night he went to Runham and was drinking there. He returned late to Stokesby, and about midnight he smashed the back window in deceased's house and walked upstairs to her bedroom. She sprang out of bed on seeing him and struggled. She began to scream, and this so provoked him that ho drew his kmfe and stabbed her. He then walked out of the liousa by the front door and went home. The kni fe with which he di-d the deed he banded to the police when arrested. He refnsect tc state why he went to deceased's hous?, and said that he did no know her nor had never spoken to her. Medical evidence showed deceased was stabbed several time. the largest wound being over four inches in length. The jary returned a verdict of Wilful murder against Cossey. Deceased's mother said she found her daughter on the bed, which was soaked with blood. De- ceased told her she thought it was John Cassey who attacked her, and a similar statement was made to a female neighbour. James Cowen labourer, who lived next door to deceased, said he heard screaming for ten min- utes and also the noise of a man leaving de- ceased's house, but he dId not go to see if she re- quired assistance. The iury censured Cowen for his indifternce to the deceased & screamirg.
11 CAPTAIN STARLIGHT." I
11 CAPTAIN STARLIGHT." I THE AUSTRALIAN BUSHRANGER. I Fact is once more plagiarising fiction, and th death of Captain Starlight," the Aasttatian bushranger, is almost as romantic as his life. According to the Telegraph," his real name was Frank Pearson, though he used the name of Gordon before he was nicknamed Captain Star- light by the bushrangers. When be died a few months ago ho was called Major Pelly, was a civil servant in Western Austialia, and secretary to the Governmeut geologist. He was released from bis last sentence of penal servitude in 1884, and in his service in Western Austmliti, no one had any idea of his antecedents. Ho was a man of considerable culture, but very reticent about his past. He died from a dose of poison acci- dentally self-administered, and then the romance of his life came oat. Escaped Into the Bush. I Tho earliest Australian bushrangers were es- caped couvict3 like Dololme, Dignum (who mur- dered seven of his companions, one after the otbt-r, in order to escape by the aid of their pro- visions from starvation in the bush), and Duvies the Jew. But as the country got more settled and the gold discoveries offered rich prizes in the raail-bsga, young Australians of wild, reckless temperament took up the trade. Pearson, who had led a, wild life in London, came out to the colony in 1864, and joined a gang, of whom he became the leader. Rolf Boldrewood," as an Australian magistrate, was familiar with the do- ings of Captain Starlight," and in Robbery Under Arms he he has done full justice to the nobility of character which underlay the criminal career of the bushranger. Time after time he quarrels with the more brutal men of his gang to protect women and children from their vio-. lence. Generous to His Enemy. I In real life Captain Starlight Bet fire to the house of a bash publican who had murdered his comrade aud was waiting with a loaded revolver for his appearance. The shrieks of the man's wife and children, however, affected him so much that he rushed into the burning bouse and res- cued them at the hazard of his life, Meanwhile his enemy escaped. When he was at lut hemmed in the bushranger shot a policeman d»ad, and was himself des- perately wonnded, He was sentenced to ueath, but his sentence was commuted to penal ser- vitude for life, and after serving 16 years of his sentence he was released and disappeared.
LORD ROBERTS. I
LORD ROBERTS. I Preparations for the Welcome Home. I Preparations for the reception of liord Kobeits next week are curiously languid. When the C.I.V's were on their way home London began to pat out its banners some weeks in advance. There are no such signs of impatience for the home- coming of the Commander-in-Chief. You mipht have walked to-day (saya the London corres- pondent of the South Wales Daily Daily News ") from ono end to the other of the pre-arrauged route without seeing a scrap of nremature decoration. It would, however, he erroneous to ascribe this absence of excitement to indifference. It is rather one of the frnits of ex- perience. People in the Paddington district are adepts in the art of expeditions decoration. They are perpetually embellishing their dnh streetii in honour of some distinguished personaf(e-for Paddington is on thewouto between Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle-and accordingly they know how to blossom forth into efflorescent gaiety at a moment's notice. Piccadilly and Pall Mall are almost equally expert, and that I sup- pose is the reason why the big elnb-houses have not yet begun to prepare their welcome. The Duke of Devonshire and his neighbour, Lady Burdett- Coutts, give proof of their foresight in the grand stands which both have maintained intact in front of their houses. The structures were originally erected for the C.T.Y. procession, and now they will also do duty for the p issing of Lord Roberts. Honour to the Victor. Attempts to anticipate the precise character of the bouoor and rewards likely to be conferred on Lord Roberts by the Queen and by Parlia. ment are not so confident now as they were a few weeks ago. A Dukedom and a grant of £100,000 were hinted at in the earlier estimates of the nation's gratitude, bnt the ptesent belief is that whatever may be the extent of his pecuniary re- ward, Lord Roberts will certainly not be ad- vanced beyond a Marqui-atc. As he is an orator as well as a soldier the Commander-in-Chief may acknowledge the libei ality of Parliament noc only in the House of Lords bat in the Honse of Com. mons. The Duke of Wellington took that course in 1814, when he spoktl from within the Bar, and in return received the compliments of the Speaker. Bat other times otbtirrnruners. After the I%atS--ndau campaign Lord Kitcbener sat in the Peers' Gallery during the discussion cn the amount of his grant, and It the close of a favour- able division displityed his joy by shaking hands with some strangers in the seals behind.
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BELIEVING IN THINGS. I The wonnded man in the Bible story believed in the Good Samaritan because the latter, finding him half dead by the wayside, carried him home to an inn and had bim taken care of. People aie continually Haying of one thing and another, Oh, I don't be'ieve in it." I haven't a particle of faiih in it," aud so forth and so ou," Well, whether one ia justified in that sort of talk or not depends ou circumstances. If the thiug, whatever it may be, is a proved fraud or humbug, no sensible person will believe in it. It were a pity if you did, for a whole stiing of rea- sons that you can think of as well as I cau. Bat imagine that individu*l, or an article, has in some way conferred a distinct benefit on you, or on somebody yon know ef then. wouldn't you believe in bim, or it it ? Holding you to be an intelligent and light minded human being, I am safe on answering the question for yon. So I put yon on record here as having said, Yes, of course I wonld." Very good then. We agree as to the point to be settled, and may nowintrodace Mr 1:t. Mills Sim, of 2, West Mary-street, Arbroath. Mr Sim is a young married man, and holds an important place On a local ntrwspeper. He is well-educated, and knows the meaning of words as well as the editor of the London Times or a leading member of Parliament. I believe in Mother Seigel's Syrup," says Mr Sim, in a letter dated 19th of March this year (1900), because I have frequently been picked up and put on my feet by it." Rather more than two years ago I was alarmed by a feeling of oppression and keen pain over the region of the heart. Sometimes it made me catch my breath. 1 was particularly bad after meals, and occasionally the sense of Buffoca- tion wa" so great that I almost fancied my breath was going out of me altog'-ther. Thinking my heart itself W.til wrong in some way I consulted a doctor, who said my ailment was not of the heart, but of the digestion -it sharp attack of dyspepsis. He sent me a bottle of medioioe, bat I didn't use it. I had beard of so many people beinj cured of indigestion by Mother Seigel's Syrup, that I used that, and about two bottlos set me lightr-» olear saving of time and money. The following November I wan shut up in the house for six weeks by an onset f sciatica result- ing from influenza. The pain Was intense it nenrlv drove me frantic. Reasoning that the medicine which eared the indigestion might cure the sciatica. I began taking Mother Seigel's Syrup again. It did the business. I went back to my work,and haven't bad a twinge since. That is why I believe in Seigel's Syrup, and swear by it."
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SULLY TREASURE TROVE. The London coneapondent of the Birming.. ham Daily Post states An interesting relic of the Roman: occupation of Britain was recently discovered noir Cardiff in the shape of a hoard of gold and silver coins. An examitiation of the treasure trove by the ox- perts of the British Museum has now be,-n nztle, and their report, I am informed, shows that the gold coins belong to Diocletian and Maximicn Herculias, while many of the ail,,er coins bear the effigy of tbe Emperor Carracalla and of Caransius. Several of the coins are not repre- sented in the national collection, and in accord- ance with established practice wiU be deposited in the Department of Coins and Medals. The London correspondent of the Manches- ter Guardian also writesThe hoard of gold and silver coins recently found at Sally, near Cardiff, turns oat to be of considerable interest. The treasore-trove has, I learn, been submitted to the numis- matists of the British Museum, who report.that all the coins are of Roman origin. The gold are of Diocletian, while many of the silver bear the effigy and legend of Caracalla and of Caransius. The hotrd consisted of nearly 300 coins, several of them not being represented in the national collection. All this is rather ancient newt, and refers of of course to what is locally known as the Sally treasure trove. A fall description of the cains appeared in a numismatic journal folly four months ago, and was referred to in these columns at tbe time, when the facts above stated were given. That da-ription was written by Mr Graeber, of the numismatic de. partment of the British Museum. The gold coins in the collection have all been purchased by the British Museum, and also the rings which were found in the jar, bat the remainder of tbefind-tbe silver coins-have been offered by the Treasury to and have been purchased by the authorities of the Cardiff Museum, and in order to make the collec- tion complete, Mr Ward, the Cardiff curator, has arranged to have electrotype fsc-3in--iles prepared of the gold coins purchased for the British Masanm authorities.
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YANKEE YARNS.. j Had Stood the Test. I The fire of a legal examination is a hot one, but an accused person who stands its test doesn't often emerge with a character the better estab- lished. An individual of somewhat donbtfal appearance was applying for a situation as van-driver. On being asked for reference, he mentioned one of the dealer's old bands, who was called in and questioned as to the applica.\lt' honesty. The refetee rubbed his chin meditatively for a moment and said (i Howent ? Well, gnv*iior, his honesty's bin proved agin and agiu. Faith, he's bia tried eivin toimes for stealing and eschaped ivery toime." The applicant was not engaged. Required Obedience. The spick-and-span young officer who calmly takes command over veterans grown grey in battle and victoiy" is somotimes an amusing person, paiticnlarly if a. sense of his own import- ance is nnduly developed. The following story, which comes from Soufb Africa, may or may not be believed. Word was received in -t certain camp that on sach and such a morniag every man in -'s company must change his shirt. fhe troopers concerned had only one shirt apiece, and that was en their backs, so a mes- senger was despatched to explain; but the gallant officer knew his business. If the men have not got a second shirt," said he firmly, let them change shirts with each other. My orders are imperative." Shattered the Situation. I Between romance and onion soup is a great golf fixed. The latter, however, was greatly reliahed by a cartain prima douna, whose invari- able custom it was to partake of a bowl of the savoury beverage towards the middle of a per- formance. One evening a newly-engaged maid attended her. The girl had been told to have the soap ready at the winge for her mistress to take at a certain part of the performance. In the middle of the second act, when the audience were banging rapturously upon the prima donna's thrilling notes, the too-zealous maid appeared upon the stage, bearing the bowl of smoking soup, and walked directly toward her with the words— It's all rearjy, ma'am—please take it -while it's hot." In Three Words. I The beet Cbristmis sermon I have ever heard," narrates a country parson, was preached by a woman—and in three words. I was walking home late one Christmas Eve. It was a. wild night. Suddenly a helpless old womau ilppcared out of the mlsl, and asked me for money. I had Done, but told her that if she would follow me I would get her some supper. On entering my room I found that my thoughtful landlady had been busy. A plate of hot toast was standing in the fender the kettle sang vocif'-ronsly, as if impationt to be used in front of the fire stood my slippers, backed by an easy-chair. To my surprise, my poor, worn, haggard companion raised her dripping hinds, and burst into tears with the words, Ob, what Inxury.' That was the best Christmas seimon I ever beard, and the only one I have never forgotten."
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GROSS OUTRAGE. l I British Official Maltreated. I Constantinople, Wednesday.—io-nay as Mr De Bunaen, Secretary of the British Embassy, and some members of the E nbassy were out riding in the vicinity of Sfcamboul they were grostily assaulted and maltreated by some soldiers near the powder magazine at Makrikeni, The Englishmen hart unwittingly ridden too near to the magazine. Mr Do Bunsen has made represen- tation to the Porte dernalldin the punish .nent of his assailants and in apology from the offieer in con n-inn(I.-RotiLer.